Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.0 quake hits 15 km southwest of Tandag, Philippines around noon

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred only 9 minutes ago 15 km southwest of Tandag, Philippines, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 101. km beneath the epicenter near Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines, around noon on Friday, July 25th, 2025, at 1:56 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Gamut (pop. 2,200) located 12 km from the epicenter, Tandag (pop. 29,000) 15 km away, Bayugan (pop. 40,600) 46 km away, Bah-Bah (pop. 28,600) 51 km away, Butuan (pop. 309,700) 59 km away, Cabadbaran (pop. 31,100) 59 km away, and Libertad (pop. 250,400) 63 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Buenavista (pop. 68,900) located 73 km from the epicenter, and Bislig (pop. 67,600) 96 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 25, 2025 01:56 pm (GMT +8) local time (25 Jul 2025 05:56 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 101.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.04°N / 126.07°E (Province of Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines)
Primary data source: BMKG
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